System and method for analyzing a patient status for myocardial ischemia for use in automated patient care

Abstract

A system and method for providing diagnosis and monitoring of myocardial ischemia for use in automated patient care is described. At least one recorded physiological measure is compared to at least one other recorded physiological measure on a substantially regular basis to quantify a change in patient pathophysiological status for equivalent patient information. An absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia is evaluated dependent upon the change in patient pathophysiological status.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for analyzing a patient status for myocardial ischemia for use in automated patient care, comprising:
 a server system receiving a set of one or more physiological measures relating to patient information directly recorded by a medical device on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom; 
 a database module storing the physiological measures set into a patient care record for an individual patient into a database; and 
 an analyzer analyzing one or more of the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to one or more other physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       2. A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the analyzer analyzing the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to the other physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of diseases other than myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       3. A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising: the server system receiving a set of one or more quality of life measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom;
 the database module staring the quality of life measures set into the patient care record for the individual patient into the database; and 
 the analyzer analyzing the quality of life measures in the physiological measures set relative to the other quality of life measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       4. A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the server system receiving a set of one or more baseline physiological measures relating to patient information recorded during an initial time period or derived therefrom; 
 the database module storing the baseline physiological measures set into the patient care record for the individual patient into the database; and 
 the analyzer analyzing the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to the baseline physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       5. A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a comparison module retrieving the other physiological measures from measures sets for at least one of an individual patient, a peer group, and a overall patient population. 
 
     
     
       6. A method for analyzing a patient status for myocardial ischemia for use in automated patient care, comprising:
 receiving a set of one or more physiological measures relating to patient information directly recorded by a medical device on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom; 
 storing the physiological measures set into a patient care record for an individual patient into a database; and 
 analyzing one or more of the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to one or more other physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       7. A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 analyzing the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to the other physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of diseases other than myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       8. A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving a set of one or more quality of life measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom; 
 storing the quality of life measures set into the patient care record for the individual patient into the database; and 
 analyzing the quality of life measures in the physiological measures set relative to the other quality of life measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       9. A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving a set of one or more baseline physiological measures relating to patient information recorded during an initial time period or derived therefrom; 
 storing the baseline physiological measures set into the patient care record for the individual patient into the database; and 
 analyzing the physiological measures in the physiological measures set relative to the baseline physiological measures and determining therefrom an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of myocardial ischemia. 
 
     
     
       10. A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 retrieving the other physiological measures from measures sets for at least one of an individual patient, a peer group, and a overall patient population. 
 
     
     
       11. A computer-readable storage medium for a device holding code for performing the method according to  claim 6 .